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14 the tribune wednesday august u 1982 a wj- editors mail tic no spirit mr editor vi dont live in stouffville so perhaps my opiri- iondoesnt count however if i did imsure i wouldnt object to the sounding of a fire siren should one of the local teams be so for- tunateas to win a regional or pro- vincial chajn- pionship how many times a year is this likely to hap pen maybe twice or three times if youre lucky so i why all thefuss i compared to the number of times- the siren sounds at night for legitimate reasons this is peanuts v rather than sit back andcom- plain id be out on the street joining in the celebration this in my opin- ion is what com munity is all ab out long may it last sincerely erik jorganson rr 3 new market a privilege dear mr- thomas a decision by the fire chief to cancel proces sionals on main- street after a sportingteam wins a title seems to be the- talk of the town last thursday after your paper came outi heard it mentioned in almost every con versation some of the opinions were interesting heres mine i feel a few blasts of the siren heralding a cham pionship repre sents a minimal inconvenience for residents for myself id con sider it a privilege to be awakened for such a reason just as i consider it a privilege to live in a town like stouffville where accomplishments of this kind are considered ini- portant enough to warrant a spin up the street on the fire truck i remember thirty years ago when i was a lad of sixteen our team won a pro vincial title when we arrived home triumphant there was nothing not even the sounding of a single horn i never forgot it dont let this hap pen here sincerely fred wright manitoba street stouffville hlwmwfiiimu is pfey mohier wefrenosba fire v weve wdn another championship i v ihetpibutte stjames thomas wht frihunt 1 t f tajtnniaincat if- ciit l7nln 1 vrandrewpcooku r v vi advertising manager f editorial dept jimolt jirnlrvmg display advertising dept rod spicer bryan armstrong classified advertisingcirculation 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oakviiie bearer oakville fridaybeaver oshdwathis week oshawa this weekend the richmond hill thornhu liberal the scarborough mirror the woodtmdge ii vaughan news ntfbfcroaming around- li honor towns 6402100 v- to compulsory first aid first aid courses provided through st john ambulance are invaluable yet what per cen- tage avail themselves of the opportunity ten maybe fifteen per cent at the most such instruction should be compulsory were all the more convinced of this after attending two serious one tragic accidents in stouffville within three days at both locations one take charge person was on hand to provide emergency assistance at the ninth linerupert avenue collision it was susan noble a staff employee and rna at the stouffville nursing home on main street east it was joy barker a o john ambulance course graduate while most of us must await the arrival of qualified medical personnel to render assist ance these people know what to do and do it in certainsituations seconds can save a life if not already the case stjohn ambulance instruction shouldbe part of the health study course in every secondary school it should also be included in night school courses here beginning this fall we have compulsory seat belt laws in ontar ioto save lives first aid knowledge should also be compulsory for the same reason if every community had one thousand sports spectators like stouffvilles venerable jim clark hockey arenas and baseball bleachers would be filled to overflowing every game summerand winter hes there at the park or in the arena theres nomore dedicated fan in town jimssupport of local teams hasnt gone un noticed or unappreciated but what to do about it that was the question it was joanne steel who recommended jim be accorded a seat of distinction in the arena a place where he could sit and enjoy the competition in relative comfort sports editor jim holt heard the sug gestion andpassed it on to the parks and re creationboard through programs co- ofdinator liz lacoursiere on july 27 the mo- tionwaspresented and passedunanimously for68year old jim clark sports has been a way pf lifelas long as he can remember while living east of brpwnscorners in the former twp of markham he would oftenintch a ride with the late newt burr to hockey games at markham and unionville when transporta tion wasnt available hed walk the distance even in temperatures 20 to 30 degrees below zero jims recollection of names is like leafing through the gold book in a district sports hair of famejimmy rattle roy risebrough earl cook jimmy smith bob and nick ban- gay george stark jack watson harry mil- roy bob and ernie lawrie norm stunden jack rhodes ike harper buster lunau bobby forester xogie stewart george and fred scottmax reesor the list goes on and on who wercthe best the question a difficult one prompted jim to shake his head as if not wanting to answer still he ventured these opinions the best stickhahdlerbob bangay the fastest skatersharry milroy and george stark the best defencemenfred and george scott the best goaltendersnorm stunden and jack rhodes hewould go no further theres history related jim clarks sports recollections he vividly remembers talking to ed stonehouse after a hockey game in the mar kham arena that same night ed was shot and in a service station robbery jim hunter gave if on the cfrb news reporthe next morning he said fisticuffs were not uncommon in those days jim recalls ike harpers involvement in one such battle hehad onemanundereach arm and was holding another by the neck the ball boys were rough and tough then too jimmy smith he recalls never wore a glove playing baseball and jack watson could grab the hardest line drives at third base with his bare hands jim clark played some hockey softball and soccer as a boy never considered himself big league still hes always been a big league spectator a fact thats appreciated in by jim thomas- stouffville today their numbers are far too fewj jim describes himself as a hockey- nut who gets to know the games players as well as he knows the game at a hockey banquet last spring he had his picture taken with montreal star keith acton a photo lie displays with much pride for fourteen years jim was employed at golf courses around the area including brook- side and spring lakes in 1980 heretiredhe has a room at the mansion house hotel on main street while even better known for his ability as a plowman hes won many awards at district matches jim clark is looked on asstouffvil- ies super fan why doesnt he watcliit on tv likemost lie was asked its more personal- being there lie re- plies he enjoys the excitement as well as the companionship the sports fraternity is- the friendliest club in the world hes- known to everyone players and spectators alike v while appreciativcofthe recognition the seat of distinction wont go to jims head he describes it as fine then adds- you know i usually stand behind the glass soj hope they dont put me out where its cold regardless of location theres only one spec tator who can fill this throne of honor thats super fan jim clark welcome flower entries viewpoint all missed the message by jim irving- the stouffville horticultural society is host ing its annual preautumn flower show aug 18 and 19 in the lower auditorium of the united church this is a spectacular event one of the best floral exhibits in the area however it could be even better if more people would participate the horticultural society is not a closed club quite the opposite the executive wel- comes new members and new exhibitors i make this the year you enter your best without fail while looking over the many and varied entries weve heard the comment weve flowers in our garden just like those if id only thought think no longer with flower gardens bur sting with blooms this summer the august show could set an alltime exhibit record with your cooperation request cooperation its been a long long time since i ran around in the buff with impunity she was the little girl next door in fact i think i was about 11 months old at the time however as with any of us sluggish mortals i became conscious earlyin life whether through observation or instruction that bar- ing one self in public was contrary to the social mores of the day one could go to jail for such personal revela tions unless one was one of those oversized doukhobor ladies in bc who was always pa- rading around in the altogether to protest some be enjoyed in tender moments was not to be put on public display i this is a somewhat long way of- defending those people who didnt find the recent display by jack dale at the latcham gallery to their liking and didnt hesitate to say so some of those of a more artistic bent have scolded these people for being hypocrites trying to set moral standards and for being devoid of humor 4 apparently they all missed the message con tained in these photos of female nudes en shrined like religious saints in stained glass and the message according to david phil- 7 i i 1 1 2 a survey is currently underway in whitch- urchstouifville related to the possibility of j water contamination here and its effect if any on the health of town residents for compari- son sake a similar survey is being conducted in east gwillimbury i strange as it may seem theicooperation here has been something less than satisfactory all information is treated in stricteivconfidenceij4kvr tro graduate students from queens uni affront to their behind or thereabouts look- a dire of the galleryis that mg at them marching up and down a square these pictures their various pbsesand accom panying biblical quotation underscored ivcrsity are calling on fifty homes there are no replacements allowed for those who refuse to cooperate the importance of this study cannot be mini- mized for if health findings indicate above- normal problems the province has authorized more intensive investigations the ministry of the environment and the regional department of health land social ser- vices are doing their pa rt its up to usto do trying to catch up to their stomachs was consi- dered punishment enough to all concerned- and any charges that mighthave been contcnv plated were discarded along with those pend- ing against cabinet ministers and others not to be taken seriously i i still one learned soon enough the human ours 4 9 the basic humanity of women such contradiction between image and quotation creates irony a type of humor found in much of dales work mr phillips said that may very well be and maybe with a second showing and a third showing and a body and its attendant parts were just as they fourth showing it would be evident to all and were proclaimed- private even adam and there would be no dispute as to its artistic and eve had to cover up even though they were the therefore spiritual merit as well only inhabitants of theirparticular village at that is theartists joband not the view- the timcthe human body it seemed while to ers while the latter must make some effort to comprehend he shouldnt have to take a course in the subject first one needs only to be a human being to suddenly feel ones breath being taken away by the sight of a beautiful sunset or the joyous look of a delighted child if the peoplewere upset by mr dales works it was because they considered them an intru sion into their own private world they said nothing to them other than what was appa rent also the works were termed polemic alwhichgavetheir critics the rightif any were needed to debate their value right there should they then be criticized for it jack dalesphotographs constitute if any thing a strong feminist statement says mr phillips showing that women arc often re duced to or objectified as bodily parts itis acommon argument in defense of womenand we are all supposed to pay im mediate homage to it but women just as men have the power to say no the circumstances we find ourselves in are those of our own crea tion if we want to change them we can if we wish to find a scapegoat for them we can just as easily do that perhaps the citizens of stouffville know something the artist doesnt jhitsa m